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A former employee of Waco’s Heart of Texas Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse accused of stealing more than $65,000 from the organization was sentenced Monday after earlier agreeing to a plea deal, but she didn’t get exactly what she was seeking.
"The Battle for Whiteclay," a documentary about the strugglewith alcoholism in Whiteclay, Neb., will be screened at 6 p.m.today at the Stark Student Center at Briar Cliff University.
Back when cocktails were a serious part of life, a man named Frank Meier held sway over the bar at the Ritz in Paris. And when he wasn’t serving drinks to the grand and glorious he found time to write a book, The Artistry of Mixing Drinks, published in 1934. It is a rare volume indeed, having only three limited-edition printings. It is filled with around 300 alcoholic curiosities, many of them ...
Stephen King looks at the short story master, the appalling treatment he gave the wife who made his career possible, the appalling treatment axe-wielding editor Gordon Lish gave his prose, and the alcoholism underlying it all.
When you are a drug user and alcoholic, as Kitty Coleman was for 27 of her 41 years, you hang out in dark places that smell of unwashed people, and the food is junk – convenience store burritos, macaroni flavored with mayonnaise. Contrast this to Miryam’s House on Spokane’s lower South Hill, where Coleman has lived since April, working daily on her continued sobriety amid other women in ...
An alcoholic struggling to cope with the death of her partner assaulted a policewoman who was called to her home to stop her making bogus 999 calls.
Dr. Wallace: My father is definitely an alcoholic. He continues to work only because his boss is his best friend. I even heard the boss tell my dad that if he didn't cut down on his alcohol consumption, he might be forced to fire him. The problem is that my dad won't admit he drinks too much, too often. He considers himself to be a social drinker. That's because he thinks he can control his ...
Several nonprofit organizations in northern Colorado recently received grants from the Daniels Fund. Friends of Evans Parks and Recreation and the Weld Food Bank were among 10 organizations to receive grants from the Daniels Fund this week to address education, homelessness, alcoholism, aging, youth sports and more. In all, $5.5 million was handed out by the fund throughout the four-state region ...
Morning, y’all! Last night, I discovered the trailer for the new movie Crazy Heart . As far as trailers go, this one looks promising. Bridges, playing an alcoholic country star, has the Bocephus thing nailed down tight; Maggie Gyllenhaal , as the reporter who helps Bridges turn his life around, looks smart and womanly; christ, it’s got Colin Farrell and Robert Duvall , too.
( Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research ) Treatment for alcohol use disorders and tuberculosis (TB) is rarely integrated, even though the two diseases have a high co-occurrence. American and Russian researchers have jointly designed and are monitoring an innovative program that will deliver alcohol treatment as part of routine TB care. The trial study is continuing.
( Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research ) Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) has been linked to significant impairments in social skills. Researchers have found that a social- skills intervention called Children's Friendship Training can lead to a decrease in hostile attributions or perceptions of children with PAE.
